Informal outdoor portrait of, left to right, Private (Pte) Keith Gillies, 1730903 Pte Kevin ...

Informal outdoor portrait of, left to right, Private (Pte) Keith Gillies, 1730903 Pte Kevin Desmond Branch and 1731040 Pte Douglas Javing Salveron during National Service training at Kapooka. Pte Gillies was later assigned to the Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and served in Australia. Privates Branch and Salveron served with D Company, 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (6RAR) in Vietnam. Both were at the Battle of Long Tan, where Pte Salveron was killed in action on 18 August 1966, aged 21. Douglas Salveron was the son of Clarissa and Francisco J Salveron, and was named after General Douglas Macarthur. His Filippino father served as an aide de camp to General Macarthur during the Second World War. (See P10631.002) for a portrait of Douglas Salveron's parents and their story.)

• Studio portrait of Sergeant Francisco J Salveron, United States Army, and his Australian de facto ...